Sanitary trough.



F. L. TREMPER.

SANITARY THOUGH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, I9I6.

1 00,275. Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

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SANITARY TROUGH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed June 26, 1916. Serial No. 106,027.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK LESLIE TR M- PER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Winters, in the county of Yolo and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements inSanitary Troughs, and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in feedingorwatering troughs for the use of fowls and animals, and the same isespecially provided with means by which it may be kept clean andsanitary in an easy and eflicient manner.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sanitary trough of thischaracter which is pivotally mounted between two end Supports, and whichmay be locked in this position, and which may be detachedand swung to asubstantially inverted position whereby it may be also looked so thatthe trough may be thoroughly and effectively cleansed when the contentsare dumped therefrom.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a sanitary troughof this character which is provided with a strap iron supporting meansand which is also provided with a center brace that prevents the troughfrom sagging or bending in the middle when in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is simple and durable in construction, ineX pensive tomanufacture, and one which will be very eflicient and reliable inoperation.

lVith these and numerous other objects in view, the invention consistsof the novel features of construction and the combina* tion andarrangement of parts which will be herein referred to and moreparticularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation showing thetrough in operative position; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. l is a vertical transverse sectiontaken on the line l1 of Fig. 1; and also showing in dotted. lines thedumping position of the trough.

In describing my invention I shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts troughtherebetween as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. These endsupports 1 and 2 are substantially alike in construction. The endsupports are provided at their upper ends with openings 3 therethroughwhich are adapted to form bearlugs for the pivots of the trough in amanner to be hereinafter more fully described. The lower ends of thearms of thesupports are bent laterally as shown at 4 to form attachingfeet or means for securely positioning the ends of the supports on theground. Connecting the arms of the end supports are vertical crossstraps 5 which have their opposite ends secured to the said arms asshown at 6, while their center portions 7 are twisted horizontally, thatis given a quarter turn, so that they will be disposed at right anglesto the said straps. These cross straps 5 are positioned a short distancefrom the ends of the arms and are disposed in substantially a singleplane.

When the end supports 1 and 2 are in position, they are adapted to holdtherebetween a substantially semi-circular trough 8 which has riveted toits opposite ends pro jecting pivots 9. These pivots 9 are adapted to bepositioned through the openings 3 in the upper ends of the end supportsand the trough will be consequently rotatably mounted between thesupports so that the same may be swung easily to an inverted position todump the contents therefrom. The pivots 9 are positioned substantiallyon a line between the opposite edges of the trough, and the ends areextended upwardly a short distance above the same to enable the pivotsto be securely riveted in this position.

The trough 8 is provided intermediate its ends with a center brace 10which comprises a substantially U-shaped inverted strap iron framehaving its connected ends and adjacent portions twisted at right anglesto the other portion of said frame and dished so as to conformsubstantially to lL-A center brace 10 are connected by avertical crossstrap 12 which has its opposite ends secured thereto as shown at 13 andhas its center portion twisted as shown at 14, that is given a quarterturn at right angles to the said strap.

The end supports and center brace of this device are connected by a pairof longitudinally extending straps 15 which have their opposite endsconnected to the center portions7 and 14 of the cross straps 5 and 12of'the end supports and center brace respectively, by bolts 16 asclearly shown in Figs.

1 3 and at of the drawing. Owing to the fact that the cross strap 12 ofthe center brace is disposed in a plane beneath the cross straps 50f theend supports, these longitudinally connected strapswill be positioned atan angle and will extend from the end supports downwardly to the centerbrace. These straps are removable and form additional braces that willsecurely hold the supports of the trough in position.

Riveted to the dished portion of the center brace 10 and to the adjacentouter surface of the trough 8 are catches which are adapted to lockthe-trough 8 either in upright position or in substantially invertedposition. These catches which are designated by the numerals 17 and 18are substantially cylindrical in shape and are positioned adjacent. theopposite edges of the trough, and on the outer surface of the dishedportion of thebrace, in such a manner that when the trough is in uprightposition, these catches will be disposed in alinement whereupon a pin 19is adapted to be inserted therethrough to securely lock the trough inthis position. 7

From the above description, it will be obvious that I have provided asanitary trough which is preferably formed of galvanized iron which isadapted to be pivotally supported in a manner that it may be easilyswung to inverted position to remove the contents therefromwhen desired.This trough 1s also provided with a center brace that prevents the samefrom sagglng when in use.

The'catch which is disposed on the center portion of the trough and onthe center I brace thereforwill securely hold the trough in uprightposition as has beenabove described but when it is desired to invert thetrough to thoroughly cleanse the same, the

pins 19 are removed whereupon the trough may be swung to the invertedposition as shown in dotted lines in Fig. i of the drawing, and when inthis position, one of the catches 17 will be disposed in alinenient withthe adjacent one of the center brace, so that when the locking pin 19 isinserted there through, the trough will be held in this position. Itwill be obvious that when the trough is so held that its inner surfaceis readily accessible for thoroughly cleansing the same, and thecontents may be entirely removed therefrom. After the trough has beenthoroughly cleansed, the locking pin 19 is removed and the trough willimme diately swing back to its original upright position, whereupon itmay be locked in the hereinbefore described manner.

From the foregoing description of the construction and operation of myimproved sanitary trough, it will be obvious that I have provided awatering or feed trough which can be easily kept in an absolutelysanitary condition. This trough may be easily dumped to remove stalewater or feed therefrom and when desired, the same may be thoroughlycleansed. The ends of the arms of the center brace 10 are bent laterallyto provide feet 10 by which means the center brace may be supported onthe floor, and secured in any desired manner.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a pair ofsubstantially U-shaped inverted strap iron end supports having theirarms united by cross straps, a substantially U- shaped inverted strapiron center brace with its connected end dished to conform to thetroughand having its arms connected by a cross strap, longitudinallyextending straps connecting the cross straps of the supports and brace,a trough having its opposite ends mounted in said end supports andsupported intermediate its ends in the dished portion of the centerbrace, and catches on said trough and brace whereby the trough may belocked in upright position or in substantially inverted position. r

2; A device of the class described comprising a pair of substantiallyU-shaped inverted strap iron end supports, vertical cross straps withhorizontally twisted center portions connecting the arms of saidsupports, a substantially U-shaped strap iron center brace having itsconnected end and adjacent portions twisted at right angles thereto, theend being dished to conform to the trough, a vertical cross strap with ahorizontally twisted center portion connecting thearms of said brace anddisposed in a plane beneath theplane of the cross straps of the endsupports, longitudinally extending straps connecting the center portionsof the cross straps, a trough having pivots on its opposite ends mountedthrough the uppermost points of the end supports, and supported my handin the presence of two subscribing interiniediate its ends in the dishedconnected Witnesses. end 0 the center brace, and detachable catches onsaid trough and brace whereby FRANK LESLIE TREMPER' 5 the trough may belocked in upright position Witnesses: or in substantially invertedposition. F M. WYATT, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set C. S.CULTON.

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